I recently completed Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. It may be depressing as hell, but I admire Yates’ style. It feels so simple and free-flowing, and he’s not afraid to add little touches or parentheses to a larger sentence when another writer would probably use a whole other sentence to provide that snippet of information. (What always springs to mind, for me, is in Disturbing the Peace when Paul Berg approaches the bar and Yates adds - “Make it light” - and it sends shivers up my spine how good that little break is. Now I’m starting to look a bit weird, so…)
Anyway, I had the feeling there was going to be a bleak outcome, so I actually didn’t read this for about 2 weeks, believing this would leave the characters in their bliss forever. But if you’re looking for a good writer, I recommend Mr Yates.
